The beautiful Aunty B taught me this chicken dish, which is the best way to do justice to one of Fiona and Adam’s free range chooks from Buena Vista Farm. Herbs from the garden, onion and bacon (optional) sauteed and forming a cushion in the cast iron pot, on which is laid the browned chook, surrounded by Emery’s Plateau’s bio-dynamic dutch cream potatoes. Pumpkin, beetroot and sweet potato do just as well in the position with the lid on in a 160C oven for about an hour and a half. Served with steamed greens, NOTHING is ever leftover!

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Family favourite!

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